If you haven’t decided how to spend your summer, you may want to think about the possibility of participating in a summer program.

Not only is it an exciting way to spend your summer, but you’ll get to experience life on a college campus, explore new and exciting fields you may want to pursue as for college majors, make friendships with students from around the globe and, perhaps, even earn college credit for the courses you take.

If summer programs interest you, you should act soon! Application deadlines come early in the year.

To get you started on the process, check out the following directory of popular summer programs for high school students.

Keep in mind that, if you do not like any of the programs listed below, there’s no need to worry. There are hundreds of summer programs offered each year at colleges all over the country. No matter where you live or what your interests are, chances are that there’s a program offered at a college near you.